Page 2: Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" in the year 1749.   

Jul 21   Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland on this day in history.   

Aug 05   On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Aug 13   J E Schlegel, writer, dies in the year 1749.   

Aug 26   On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)   

Aug 31   In the year 1749 radistschew, writer   

Oct 04   Jean-Louis Duport, composer in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post in the year 1749.   

Nov 23   Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 in the year 1749.   

Dec 17   On this day in history domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)   

Dec 19   On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 20   Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies in the year 1749.   

Dec 23   Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer in the year 1749.   

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat   

Jan 13   Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 16   Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda) was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian   

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

Mar 09   Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 10   Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1749.   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 24   Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman died on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1749 jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87   

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.   

Jun 18   On this day in history death of ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)   

Jul 03   William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) died in the year 1749.   

Jul 12   Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France died in the year 1749.